Two men were arrested by the police after they had sold a stolen painting to an art gallery in guildford. The owner of the gallery claimed that he had bought the painting in good faith, unaware that it had been stolen. The painting, a portrait of a young women in a wide brimmed straw hat sitting under a tree, was owned by Marie Gilles, aged 84; She had owned it since 1950 when it was given to her by an aunt as wedding present. The painting had been stolen from her house two weeks previous to the arrest of the two men.
The owner of the art gallery bought the stolen painting. Was it legal or illegal?
To show that you are a good citizen, what should you do if you see someone steals something?